Yoga Therapy for Stressed Out Motormen

It's a well documented fact that suburban trains are Mumbai's lifeline. Unfortunately , little attention is given to the stress that affects motormen running the city's lifeline, day after day. The railways have now tied up with an NGO to study the effect of regular yoga on the health of stressed out motormen.

Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute, a national-level organisation funded by the union HRD ministry, will conduct the study on role of 'yoga in stress management on train drivers' , said officials. The institute began the course with detailed medical examination of 80 motormen on Friday. Railway officials said increasing number of suburban services had heightened the work pressure of motormen . In fact, new trains under MUTP had only added to their duty chart, said a motorman at CST. The Central Railway and Western Railway together run 2500 suburban services. (More)

Source: India Times